Segolene Royal

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 7, 2013

Former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal, after a long period of misfortune, is once again drawing interest in French politics with her new book Cette Belle Idee du Courage, a collection of essays on individuals selected for their bravery. MORE

Sep. 11, 2012

President Francois Hollande of France faces questions of how well he controls his personal life after recent headlines about his current companion Valerie Trierweiler and former romantic partner Segolene Royal. MORE

Jul. 15, 2012

Francois Hollande, the new French president, says that he has told those close to him to keep their private lives private and to resolve their conflicts away from the news media; he has been embarrassed by the evident strain between his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, and his four children, whom he fathered with former Socialist presidential candidate, Segolene Royal. MORE

Jul. 13, 2012

Thomas Hollande, son of President Francois Hollande and his former partner, Segolene Royal, denies report in the French weekly Le Point, which said he blasted his father’s current partner, Valerie Trierweile, for backing a political opponent of his mother; the younger Hollande says a journalist he had a conversation with twisted his words. MORE

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The French profess not to care about the love lives of their politicians. However, a very public spat involving President Hollande's past and present partners has captured interest days before crucial elections.

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